A part-time Kent County middle school wrestling coach has been fired after accusations he assaulted a student and pulled a gun on him earlier this week.

James McNeil, who also is a state correction officer, "has been relieved of all duties" at W.T. Chipman Middle School after an incident during a wrestling team practice in which he's accused of pulling a gun on a student, according to the Lake Forest School District.

No criminal charges have been filed, according to the state department of justice.

"The incident involved the brandishing of a gun by a coach which was witnessed by another student and reported to school administration," district human resources director Travis Moorman said in a text to school parents sent after the incident this week.

School district Superintendent Brenda Wynder said wrestling students were called together after the incident and staff explained the case details and answered questions.

Moorman said in the text message the Harrington Police Department is investigating.

Captain Earl K. Brode said an arrest has not yet been made, but the department did recover a weapon.

"Anything that endangers the safety of students is always taken seriously," Wynder said.

McNeil was suspended from employment at the Delaware Department of Corrections with pay on Thursday, according to a spokeswoman. His pay was suspended Friday.

Sakeina Scott, the mother of the student in the incident, said she got a call first from McNeil, who said her son had been disrespectful to him and was now off the team.

Scott said her son showed up at home a while later and told her the coach had pointed the gun at him. A Harrington police officer then called her and said they were investigating the claims. She said the officer said they took the gun but didn't arrest him.

Scott said her son had marks on his neck and body from a struggle between he and the coach. After the struggle McNeil dragged her son to the bathroom where the gun came out, she said.

“I haven’t spoken to the other students or parents, so I don’t know who else saw it,” she said. “It was just baffling. To be honest with you, I just don’t want it swept under the rug.”